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Animal Aid Arrives in Philippines
The International Fund for Animal Welfare arrived yesterday in Tacloban, the community in the Philippines hardest hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan to deliver animal relief...
Tourists Stranded in Philippines Flock to Help Pack Relief Supplies
Many of the 400 tourists left stranded in the island community of Coron in the Philippines have offered to help pack relief supplies, rather...
Emergency House Can Be Built In 5 Hours
In the wake of a natural disaster, whole cities must commence rebuilding. The challenge for social entrepreneurs in countries like Haiti, who want to...
Almost as Many Pets As People Rescued in Colorado Floods
After a week of relentless rains and historic flooding in the state of Colorado, at least 12,000 people have already been evacuated, many by...
Tragic Colorado Floods: How to Help
Many organizations are already trying to find ways to help thousands of Coloradans affected by this past week's deadly flooding — by setting up...
Flooded Town’s High School Finally Graduates with Gifted Gowns and Tuxes
The outgoing Grade 12 class at High River’s high school in Alberta finally had a graduation ceremony roughly two months after a flood disaster...
Making Stoves and Changing Lives in Haiti
Disaster struck Haitian eco-preneur Duquesne Fednard only a week after his workers were trained and ready to start production: his new stove-making factory was...
Project Ships Blankets, Stuffed Toys and Bedtime Stories to Oklahoma Children
Project Night Night has begun delivering its comforting "Night Night bags" to children in Oklahoma, detouring from its regular work of providing them to...
Scuba Survivor is Alive Because Husband Would Not Stop CPR
Bill Greenberg would not stop CPR.
Forty minutes after his wife Hilary had been found at the bottom of the sea with her scuba breathing...
Sandy Aftermath: Disney Donates to Help Children Recover
The Disney company has donated $250,000 to aid in ongoing recovery efforts for children and families in New York and New Jersey affected by...
A Peace Corps for Geeks? Nonprofit Donates Apps to Cities
Code for America is a new kind of public service. Volunteer teams have developed apps that have trimmed Boston's costs for digging out fire...
Chicago Man Wins Lottery Because He Came to Serve in Post-Storm Sandy Cleanup
John Turner, who owns a Chicago business specializing in pumping water and cleaning out buildings following disasters, traveled to the East Coast immediately after...
Entertainers and Fashion Icons Pitch in With Storm Relief Donations, Benefit Concerts, Auctions
Stars from Hollywood to Virginia are pitching in to help New York and New Jersey recover from Hurricane Sandy. A celebrity auction has even...
Do-Gooder Leaves Note on Car Directing Driver to Get Free Tires
Last week a photograph was posted to a social media website showing a typed note left anonymously on a truck. The Good Samaritan wrote,...
7 True Stories of Animals Rescuing People from Certain Death
You don't have to be pulled out of a well by a collie to know there is such a thing as hero animals. But...
80-year-old Volunteer Heads into Hurricane, Joins Rescue Teams From Across US
An 80-year-old Utah man arrived on the East Coast Monday to help feed evacuees from Hurricane Sandy. Vern Gillmore, who says his hobby is...
Small Group Fixing Neighbors’ Homes Grows to 3.4 Million Volunteers
A small group of grassroots activists in Midland, Texas has spread hope to homeowners in need, providing critical home repairs free of charge. Since...
UK Football Stampede Survivor and the Doctor Who Saved Him on the Pitch
Gary Currie was laid out on the ground, presumed dead, when fellow Liverpool supporter Dr. Glyn Phillips spotted him and spent 15 minutes performing...
I Died in 2001 – But Look at Me Now: Ex Auto Racer Wins Paralympics Gold
A horror crash almost cut the racing driver in half - but now he's back and has won two gold medals in handcycling at...
Unique Way to Help Hurricane Victims Suffering from Flooding “Worse Than Katrina”
As expected, Hurricane Isaac is now wreaking havoc along the Gulf Coast — and New Orleans in particular — with storm surges flooding coastal communities...